As a working farm, the environment is very important to them. Nuclear have, for many years, been striving to limit their carbon footprint – using recycled materials for finisher’s shirts, scrapping plastic cups at water stations in favour of drinking fountains and using environmentally friendly products in their foam machines. These are just some of the many ways they are thinking about the planet. Not only do they care about the planet but also the community, being well known for how inclusive they are of both returning and new participants. They’re always very welcoming to people joining the #NuclearFamily, priding themselves on building a race village that has a warm, inclusive, safe atmosphere for all. Whether it’s your first or fifty first OCR nobody will judge you at Nuclear Races. It doesn’t matter if you are there to lose some of that lockdown weight, hit your fitness goal, release some endorphins to get your runners high, or to look after your mental health – you are all part of the family. It’s not only on race day that the Nuclear brand excel at delivering top quality days out. Also at the venue is their award-winning Wild Forest Obstacle Activity Centre, providing training and fitness classes, Birthday Parties, School Trips, Corporate Activities and Axe or Knife Throwing. (See more on page 23) 2019 saw the re-launching of Nuclear High Ropes, featuring Essex’s largest high ropes course, as well as opening Zip Trek at the same site, which has 13 zipwires through the forest and over water. This is ultimate treetop adventure experience. Air Rifle Shooting and Axe and Knife Throwing are also available. Topping it off is Essex’s worst kept secret - the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker. Step back in time and learn some history as you glimpse into what life could have been like in the biggest and deepest Cold War bunker to be opened to the public in Southeast England, preserved mostly in its original, operational state. Come and witness the three lives of the bunker, starting with its role as an RAF ROTOR Station, then a brief period as a civil defence centre through to its most recent life as a Regional Government HQ. So, whatever you’re looking for in this post COVID world; a new challenge, regaining your fitness, looking after your mental health, or just having a great day out with friends - get yourselves over to Nuclear Races and you will not be disappointed! www.nuclear-races.co.uk #lovemud 9 COVER STORY
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